Recruited athlete choices

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t even consider any of those options before I thought through how the coach has addressed their plan for roster limits and roster cuts.

Are they bringing 5th years from other schools? Are they active in the portal? Are they heavily recruiting international athletes?

Even if all of that is promising, the only answer is to apply the broken leg test. If your kid broke their leg so badly they could never compete again, would they be happy at that school without their sport? If the answer is no because of location, peers, academic opportunities, constraints forced on them by their sport to pursue a small handful of majors, etc., then they should run far far away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree the school experience itself matters above all else.

But the sport also matters. As a scholarship athlete a student will spend countless hours with the athletic program. It will be the shaping force in their lives. One could argue D1 sports shouldn’t be this way but that doesn’t change reality.

The poster did not indicate which sport is at hand. For example if it is baseball, Wake presents far differently than BC. The weather alone is a huge factor. If an athlete has improved and is comfortable with indoor practices and batting cages, maybe BC is a fit. Really need to understand each program. And the athlete’s goals.

One other thing to consider is what happens if your athlete decides to stop playing the sport in college? Will you be able to afford the college without the athletic money?

OP says it's D3 so there is no academic money, it's academic merit so it won't go away if the sport stops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree the school experience itself matters above all else.

But the sport also matters. As a scholarship athlete a student will spend countless hours with the athletic program. It will be the shaping force in their lives. One could argue D1 sports shouldn’t be this way but that doesn’t change reality.

The poster did not indicate which sport is at hand. For example if it is baseball, Wake presents far differently than BC. The weather alone is a huge factor. If an athlete has improved and is comfortable with indoor practices and batting cages, maybe BC is a fit. Really need to understand each program. And the athlete’s goals.

One other thing to consider is what happens if your athlete decides to stop playing the sport in college? Will you be able to afford the college without the athletic money?

Ignore this I had two different athletic threads open.

OP says it's D3 so there is no academic money, it's academic merit so it won't go away if the sport stops.

[Anonymous]

Sport matters.

You're going to get meaningless advice because your post is vague.


Football for a boy is a different answer than swimming for a girl.

[Anonymous]

Sport matters as well as how the college is handling the house vs ncaa settlement. Ie Texas is planning to provide full…will have 64 full scholarships just for rowing.

[Anonymous]

Colorado College or CU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College or CU?

CU boulder.

[Anonymous]

Former college athlete here - Ivy League football. Important to add in two considerations:
Consider how likely athlete is to start at each college under consideration - college will be more rewarding if a starter.
What is the reputation of the coaches at each college? A winner? Behaves well toward players vs. a harsh, difficult to deal with, etc.

[Anonymous]

Unless your kid is playing a sport where there is a chance of going pro and where they are good enough where that isn’t a delusion you need to look at sports recruiting as a means to the end of getting into the college that gives them the best fit for college.

That can mean using the sport to get into a school where you wouldn’t otherwise. Or it can mean using the sport to make a school financially feasible that wouldn’t be otherwise. But don’t focus on the team/coach/sport. Focus on the college. And include what will happen if the kid doesn’t play well.

(My daughter turned down D1 partial scholarship for a higher ranked college where she got significant merit aid but isn’t part of that sport. The big advantage of merit aid versus athletic scholarship is that it continues even if you decide not to continue the sport or are injured.)

[Anonymous]

None of the listed schools would be a bad experience for a non-athlete. They are not low level schools or in random places.

I would lean towards free.